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Flamengo fans turned out 'in force' to support the 'Garotos do Ninho'

The Flamengo team clinched the U-20 World Cup for the second time this Saturday (23), after defeating Barcelona (ESP) in the final. As usual, the red-black fans were present at Maracanã to celebrate the intercontinental title. The Nation, in fact, broke the tournament's attendance record.

This is because 45,656 fans attended Maracanã to watch the final between Flamengo and Barcelona. Thus, Mengo holds the attendance record at the U-20 Club World Cup. It's worth noting that the tournament's previous highest attendance was in 2022, in the match between Peñarol (URU) and Benfica (POR), at the Centenario Stadium, in Uruguay.

WHAT WERE THE ATTENDANCES AT THE U-20 WORLD CUP FINALS?

HOW WAS THE GAME?

The hearts of the red-blacks were heavily tested this Saturday (23). After all, Flamengo opened the scoring just 11 minutes into the first half, with a goal from Lorran. However, in the second half, Barcelona dominated the game, equalized with Virgili and, in the final minutes, took the lead with Álvaro Cortez. However, in a historic move, Iago equalized right from the kickoff.

Thus, with the score level, the U-20 World Cup title was decided on penalties. So, Flamengo came out on top after a 6 to 5 penalty shootout. At just 18 years old, Léo Nannetti shone and saved two Barcelona penalties. Finally, Carbone had the championship ball and calmly shot it into the middle of the Spanish team's goal.

IS FLAMENGO THE TWO-TIME U-20 WORLD CUP CHAMPION?

With the title won against Barcelona, Flamengo achieved consecutive U-20 World Cup championships. It's worth noting that in the 2024 season, the Most Beloved also lifted the tournament trophy, after defeating Olympiacos 2 to 1, coming from behind, at Maracanã. At the time, Filipe Luís was the coach of the young red-blacks.

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